Downtown safety, drug bust, bus fire, lotto win, craft beer, amateur golfer
Plus: the 'French Banksy' turns a bridge into a cave

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

'This is a really important first step'

Joyanne Pursaga:

$2.2-million to boost public safety downtown

Beleaguered downtown business owners welcome province’s help to make streets safer over summer Read More

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'Enforcement alone cannot solve the drug crisis'

Tom Brodbeck:

Massive drug bust a big deal, but police alone cannot end misery

The largest drug bust in Manitoba history deserves to be recognized for the major victory that it is. But Manitobans should resist the temptation to believe that even a historic drug bust represents anything close to a solution. Read More

Erik Pindera:

‘Old Testament for the drug dealers, New Testament for the drug users’: Kinew

City and provincial politicians praised a massive drug bust announced by Winnipeg police this week, with the premier saying his government’s approach to the drug crisis is biblical. Read More

'We have never had anything like this happen'

Chris Kitching:

Girl faces arson charges after U.S. team’s bus torched near Goldeyes ballpark

Teen, 15, pulled off burning motorcoach by quick-thinking bystander; Illinois baseball club in ‘disbelief’ Read More

'It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing'

Chris Kitching:

Winning ticket puts record-setting Lotto 6/49 money where its Whitemouth is

A small town in eastern Manitoba is abuzz with excitement after one of it residents claimed a record $46-million jackpot in last Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 gold ball draw. Read More

'There’s a piece of the pie for everyone'

Ben Sigurdson:

Brewing up community

Craft beer landscape is shifting, but it’s not all bottoms up Read More

'It’s really exciting to see where I stand compared to some of the pros'

Ken Wiebe:

Kartusch preparing to tee it up in first pro event

Fresh off National Golf Invitational title win, Epson Tour date awaits Winnipegger Read More

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Local

Dean Pritchard: No jail time for drunk driver who killed best friend

Connor McDowell: Shellmouth Dam policy hurting downstream landowners

Chris Kitching: Suspects sought in armed smash-and-grab at gold store

Free Press: Guess Who’s back?

Maggie Macintosh: Louis Riel School Division embraces AI agents of change

Maggie Macintosh: Speed reduction proposed for River Road after child hit

Erik Pindera: Manitoba judge approves $129-M settlement in solitary confinement lawsuit

Morgan Modjeski: Federal help to buy groceries hailed by some, but not nearly enough for others

Tiago Resko: Sweet dreams in new beds for 50 children

Scott Billeck: Tories decry limited hours of drug site, despite repeatedly opposing it

Opinion

Laura Rance-Unger: Need for farm innovation never greater

Jen Zoratti: Marilyn Monroe cursed to be Hot Forever

David McLaughlin: Antisemitism speech lacked crucial punch

Tim Kist: Marketers not trained in marketing?

Ron Thiessen: Plan the right way for Western Hudson Bay

Editorial: The Trump tariff policy — Round 3

Jan Simonson: Ethically meeting electrical demand

Joel Schlesinger: Beautiful game’s big price tag: soccer fans face record ticket costs for World Cup

Russell Wangersky: The long haul of the long hall

Tory McNally: Return to office mandate keys: clarity, consistency, consideration

Arts & Life

Ken Wiebe: Generous readers can help kids make friendships that will last a lifetime

Alison Gillmor: Music movie formulaic, but funny

Aastha Sethi: Bishop of the Arctic: Christopher Williams immersed himself in northern culture

John Longhurst: Kinew’s ‘Old Testament’ remark creates controversy

Ben Sigurdson: Julia Elliott wins lucrative Shields prize

Maureen Scurfield: Best not totally stifle wife’s lake socializing

Reviewed by Alison Gillmor: Grief haunts New Jersey teen in Perrotta’s coming-of-age novel

Free Press: New in paper

Free Press: Pride of place

Free Press: Grenadian singer’s story bound for book club

Business

Free Press staff: Governments launch program for tariff-impacted workers

Gabrielle Piché: Everyday business is human rights work: CMHR chief executive

Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press: Remaining 3 ’60 Minutes’ stars say they’re staying at CBS show, don’t want to see it die

Gabrielle Piché: SCO-led app Miikahnah Connect links Indigenous workers to labour demand

Aaron Epp: Habibiz Café marks First Friday launch of new Exchange District location

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: Canadian U.S. markets fall amid sharp declines in tech stocks, interest rate fears

Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Businesses ‘desperately in search of certainty’ on trade deal — but at what price?

Aaron Epp: Premier pulls plug on proposed AI data centre

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press: TSX rises more than 400 points to set a new record, U.S. markets post mixed results

Free Press staff: Feds seek comments on Lynn Lake gold mine changes

Sports

Taylor Allen: Bombers win wild West shootout

Mike McIntyre: Double trouble for Goldeyes

Joshua Frey-Sam: Warren puts dagger in Sea Bears

George Williams: Truly Unbelievable takes Round 1

Grace Anne Paizen: Around the NSL: Heavyweight clashes; a passing clinic; and the new race for first place

Jerrad Peters: Queue up the World Cup ‘winner’s curse’

Taylor Allen: Long, hard road for Winnipegger to reach CFL security

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press: How the chaotic final 15 minutes of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final unfolded

R.j. Rico, The Associated Press: Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year’s tournament, citing costs and politics

Taylor Allen: Iowa rookie at the centre of it all for Bombers

Canada

Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press: Referendum on a referendum: Albertans to vote on putting separation on another ballot

David Baxter, The Canadian Press: Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: What Canadian aid workers face in the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Congo

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press: Air France flight diverted to Montreal amid U.S. Ebola travel restrictions

Jim Bronskill and Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press: B.C. Minister says RCMP investigation of Tumbler Ridge shooting in final stages

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press: Ottawa reveals plans to shut down and offload Nanisivik naval port on Baffin Island

The Canadian Press: Canadian citizen charged with illegally voting in multiple U.S. elections

Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press: ‘Pack your patience’: Fuel shortages keeping Canadians’ summer travel plans in flux

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘They celebrate everyone’: Montreal Canadiens enjoying playoff ride

The Canadian Press: Canadian Gaza flotilla members being deported from Israel make it to Turkey: Anand

World

Justin Kabumba, Monika Pronczuk And Gerald Imray, The Associated Press: Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

Lorne Cook And Geir Moulson, The Associated Press: Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine ‘associate membership’ and boost talks with Russia

Susie Blann And Barry Hatton, The Associated Press: Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate

The Associated Press: Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus

Matthew Lee And Will Weissert, The Associated Press: Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

The Associated Press: UK government to release papers related to former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press: Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash

Helen Wieffering, The Associated Press: Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

Ben Finley And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press: Trump says he’s sending 5,000 more troops to Poland, stirring confusion about US presence in Europe

Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press: UN council urged to use ‘every means at its disposal’ to press Hamas to disarm

One last thing...

Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press:

Artist JR, the ‘French Banksy’ creates a ‘cave’ installation over Paris’ oldest bridge

JR, a street artist known as the “French Banksy,” is inflating a giant artificial “cave” over a Paris bridge. Read More

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